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Prom 44: Lahav Shani plays and directs Prokofiev

Live at the 大象传媒 Proms: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra perform early 20th-century classics by Lili Boulanger, Debussy, Prokofiev and Ravel. Lahav Shani is conductor and pianist.

Live at the 大象传媒 Proms: The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra performs early 20th-century classics by Lili Boulanger, Debussy, Prokofiev and Ravel with Lahav Shani as conductor and pianist.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Lili Boulanger: D鈥檜n soir triste
Claude Debussy: La mer

c. 8.10pm
INTERVAL: The French music historian Caroline Potter joins Martin Handley to explore how Parisian creative life informed the musical voices of Boulanger, Debussy and Ravel, and how the French capital seduced Prokofiev.

c. 8.30pm
Sergey Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
Maurice Ravel: La valse

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Lahav Shani (piano/conductor)

Prokofiev鈥檚 Third Piano Concerto isn鈥檛 just a surefire showpiece that paints a vivid picture of its creator鈥檚 acerbic spirit, it鈥檚 also a treacherously difficult work conceived for Prokofiev鈥檚 own extraordinary pianistic prowess. Bringing his Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra to the Proms, Lahav Shani goes all-in: playing the concerto while directing it at the same time. This feat of musical derring-do is apt for a concert packed with game-changing masterpieces from the first decades of the 20th century, including Debussy鈥檚 symphonic seascape La mer. It culminates in the waltz to end all waltzes: Ravel鈥檚 compelling, nightmarish piece of orchestral theatre, La valse.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un soir triste

    Conductor: Lahav Shani. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • Claude Debussy

    La mer

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lahav Shani.
  • Claude Debussy

    La mer

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lahav Shani.
  • Lili Boulanger

    Nocturne

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Itamar Golan.
    • Beau Soir: Janine Jansen/Itamar Golan.
    • Decca.
    • 7.
  • Maurice Ravel

    脌 la mani猫re de Borodine

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 13.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    "Chout": VI. Dance of the Buffoon's Daughters

    • Prokofiev: Ballet Suites.
    • Chandos.
    • 106.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major

    Performer: Lahav Shani. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lahav Shani.
  • Maurice Ravel

    La Valse

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lahav Shani.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    March Op. 99 in B flat major

    Composer: Sergey Prokofiev. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lahav Shani. Conductor: Lahav Shani.
  • Julius Eastman

    Gay Guerrilla

    Performer: Julius Eastman.
    • We Are Who We Are (Original Series Score).
    • Masterworks.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Spring Song, Op. 16

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Sibelius: Lemmink盲inen Suite etc.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 005.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    My song of love (Gypsy Melodies)

    Performer: Brian Zeger. Singer: Jamie Barton.
    • All Who Wander.
    • Delos.
    • 1.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Cig谩nsk茅 melodie, Op. 55, B. 104 (Zigeunermelodien) [Sung in Czech]: No. 2. Aj!

    • All Who Wander.
    • Delos.
    • 502.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Gypsy Melodies

    • All Who Wander.
    • Delos.
    • 506.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Gypsy Melodies

    • All Who Wander.
    • Delos.
    • 507.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Aug 2024 19:30

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